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Florencia D’Andrea

I am an ecotoxicologist specialized in Risk Assessment. I have experience analyzing toxicological databases of aquatic organisms as well as in the use of models that allow to simulate the environmental fate of pesticides.

Experience

PhD in Biological Sciences.

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2019 - 2013

  • Thesis: Risk assessment for the use of pesticides used in extensive crops on the biota of the water bodies of the Pampas region.
  • Director: Dr. Julie C. Brodeur

Professor of Middle and Higher Education in Biological Sciences

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2015 - 2013

Licenciate in Biological Sciencies

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2012 - 2007

  • Thesis: Alterations in heme synthesis by xenobiotics: liver damage and metabolic implications Department of Biological Chemistry. Buenos Aires’ University.
  • Director: Dr. Marta Mazzetti

Research experience

PostDoc National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)-CONICET

Institute of Biological Resources. National Institute of Agricultural Technology.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Current - 2019

  • Development of computer tools to assess the risk of pesticide applications for aquatic ecosystems
  • Director: Dr. Julie C. Brodeur

Doctoral Scholarship in the strategic theme of Water Resources

Institute of Biological Resources. National Institute of Agricultural Technology.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2019 - 2013

  • Evaluation of the risk associated with the current level of use of agrochemicals for water quality in the Pampean region
  • Director: Dr. Julie C. Brodeur

Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program Fellow

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)

University of Quebec, Canada

2017

  • Hydrological modeling and risk assessment
  • Director: Dr. Alain N. Rousseau

Stimulus Scholarship of the University of Buenos Aires for undergraduate students

Xenobiotic Metabolic Disturbances Laboratory. Biological Chemistry Department.

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

2013 - 2011

  • Metabolic disturbances and oxidative stress in experimental models of porphyria
  • Director: Dr. Marta Mazzetti

Scientific publications in international journals (last 3 years)

I am currently focused on publishing the software and data for my articles with an emphasis on computational reproducibility

Lethal and sublethal effects of the natural and healthy spinosad-based formulation Tracer™ on tadpoles of two neotropical species

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

N/A

2020

  • Bahl, M. F., Brodeur, J. C., Costa, C. S., D’Andrea, M. F., Sansiñena, J. A., Marino, D. J., & Natale, G. S.

“Frog somatic indices: Importance of considering allometric scaling, relation with body condition and seasonal variation in the frog Leptodactylus latrans”

Ecological Indicators

N/A

2020

  • Brodeur, J. C., Candioti, J. V., Damonte, M. J., Bahl, M. F., Poliserpi, M. B., & D’Andrea, M. F.

The problem with implementing fish farms in agricultural regions: A trial in a pampean pond highlights potential risks to both human and fish health

Chemosphere

N/A

2019

  • Brodeur, J. C., Poletta, G. L., Simoniello, M. F., Carriquiriborde, P., Cristos, D. S., Pautasso, N., D’Andrea M.F. & Aca, V. L.

Sensitivy analysis of the Pesticide in Water Calculator Model for applications in the Pampa region of Argentina

Science of the Total Environment

N/A

2019

“New record of Pseudis minuta Gunther, 1858 - Anura: Hylidae - in South Santa Fe Province, Argentina”

Herpetology Notes.: Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH)

N/A

2019

  • Vera-Candioti, J., D’Andrea, M. F., & Brodeur, J. C.

shinyssd v1.0: Species Sensitivity Distributions for Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment

Journal of Open Source Software

N/A

2018

  • D’Andrea, M.F., Brodeur, J.C.

“Accumulation of current-use pesticides, cholinesterase inhibition and reduced body condition in juvenile one-sided livebearer fish - Jenynsia multidentata - from the agricultural Pampa region of Argentina”

Chemosphere

N/A

2017

  • Brodeur, J. C., Sanchez, M., Castro, L., Rojas, D. E., Cristos, D., Damonte, M. J., Poliserpi, M. B., D’Andrea, M. F., Andriulo, A. E.

“New record of Pseudis minuta Gunther, 1858 - Anura: Hylidae - in South Santa Fe Province, Argentina”

Herpetology Notes.: Societas Europaea Herpetologica

N/A

2017

  • Vera Candioti, J, D’Andrea, M.F., Brodeur, J.C.

Conferences (selección)

Framework for the ecological risk assessment of pesticides in the Pampa region

8th Young Environmental Scientist Meeting

University of Ghent, Belgium

2019

  • I presented this work as oral communication in the congress.

Species Sensitivity Distributions for Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment: elaboration of a shiny app to facilitate data analysis

LatinR Conference 2018

University Palermo, Argentina

2018

  • First presentation of a Shiny app.

Pesticide Risk Assessment in the Pampa Region of Argentina: Framework for exposure characterization

12th SETAC LatinAmerica Biennial Meeting

Sao Pablo, Brazil

2017

  • Work recognized as one of the best in its section.

Universitary teaching

Postgraduate course “Programming in R for Data Analysis” (in Spanish)

National University of the Northeast

Corrientes, Argentina

2020

  • Workshop dictated with Roxana Villafae and Patricia Loto

Human Resources Training

Pre-professional internships. PROCAGRA program.

National Center for Agricultural Research

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2017

  • Intern: Sara Friedrichs
  • Topic: Ecotoxicological risk assessment of pesticides in aquatic environments.

Courses y Certificacions (selección)

In addition to having a bachelor’s degree in education oriented to Biological Sciences

Shiny Instructor Certification

RStudio

(Online) USA

2020

  • Certification in Shiny apps and programming teaching practices

El ciclo del agua desde la perspectiva de los ecosistemas terrestes

National University of San Luis

San Luis, Argentina

2020

Tidyverse Instructor Certification

RStudio

(Online) USA

2018

  • Certification in the group of R packages known as “Tidyverse” and programming teaching practices

Software Carpentry Instructor Training

The Carpentries.

(Online) USA

2018

  • Certification in programming education

Multivariate Analysis with R applied to Ecology, Genetics and Evolution

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2018

Workshop "Intermediate Shiny

RStudioConf::2018

California, USA

2016

  • Workshop on creating web applications with the {shiny} package

Temas químicos en gestión ambiental

University of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2015

Talks

On my website I usually upload information and material from my talks and workshops.

Talk “Producing my next scientific article with R”: "Research Compendiums, Reproducibility and Interactivity in academic publications

Institute of Biological Resources. National Institute of Agricultural Technology.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2020

  • Seminar for the INTA Natural Resources Research Center.

Events Organization

LatinR. Latin American Conference on the Use of R in Research + Development

University of the Republic

(Online due to COVID19) Montevideo, Uruguay

2020

ReproHacks Northern Tour 2020

Software Sustainability Institute

University of Sheffield, UK

2020

LatinR. Latin American Conference on the Use of R in Research + Development

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Santiago de Chile, Chile

2019

  • Organizing committee

LatinR. Latin American Conference on the Use of R in Research + Development

University of Palermo

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2018

  • Organizing committee

Communities

I am an organizer of different communities and scientific events. I like to learn from others

R-Ladies Global team - R-Ladies Chapter Mentoring Program

Encharged of the program

Internacional

Current - 2020

ReproHack

Core-team

Internacional

Current - 2019

  • The objective of ReproHack to promote the computational reproducibility of scientific articles from the organization of Hackathons

R-Ladies Global - R-Ladies Communitary Slack

Team member

Internacional

Current - 2018

R-Ladies Buenos Aires

Co-organizer

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2020 - 2017

  • R-Ladies Buenos Aires is part of a worldwide organization to promote Gender Diversity in the R.

R en Buenos Aires

Co-organizer

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2019 - 2018

  • Community of R users in Buenos Aires

Extension

Workshop “Introduction to Shiny”

LatinR Conference 2020

(Online due to COVID19) University of the Republica, Uruguay

2020

  • Workshop given with Juan Cruz Rodrguez and Vilma Romero

Translation of Data Carpentry lessons

Event at CarpentryCon 2020

(Online due to COVID19) Madison, USA

2020

  • Organization of an online translation event for the Spanish-speaking community of The Carpentries.

Workshop "Open Data and Reproducibility v2.1

Workshop at CarpentryCon 2020

(Online due to COVID19) Madison, USA

2020

  • Workshop dictated with Pablo Bernabeu

Workshop “Introduction to Shiny”

Workshop at R-Ladies Resistencia-Corrientes

Corrientes, Argentina

2019

Introductory Workshop to the R language

Conference of AgroInformatics Argentine (CAI) - Conference on Informatics Argentine (JAIIO)

National University of Salta, Argentina

2018

  • Workshop dictated with Yanina Saibene Bellini

Carpentries Teaching practises for R users

LatinR Conference 2018

University of Palermo, Argentina

2018

  • Workshop dictated with Rayna Harris

Translation of two chapters of the book “R for Data Science”

R4DS Community (in Spanish)

Online

2018

Translation into Spanish of lessons "R for reproducible scientific analysis

The Carpentries.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2018

Taller a docentes "Contaminación y calidad de agua

INTA Castelar

Buenos Aires, Argentina

2017

  • GERMINA contest. Green Schools Program. University of San Andrs.

R course for scientists

VII Conference of the Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Society Argentine (SETAC)

National University of San Luis, Argentina

2017

  • First pre-conference workshop at SETAC taught by a student

Programming

I have used R for data analysis

Interactive tutorials

R package {learnr}

N/A

2020